Chapter 244: Debate
Zong thought about it again and again, and finally chose to take this one
"Argument difficulty", not for anything else, just to prove that Xuantian Sect is not weaker than others, whether it is in force or in the battle of words!
He glanced up at Cangjia and said lightly:
"Let's get the question out!" Cangjia clasped his hands together, bowed his head slightly, and said:
"Dare to ask the donor, do you think there is a difference between Buddhism and Taoism?" Zong Chai Dao:
"It's nature!" Cang Jia continued to ask:
"What's the difference?" Zong Chai Dao:
"My Taoist sect emphasizes quiet and inaction, self-cultivation and self-sufficiency; Buddhism, on the other hand, emphasizes the equality of all beings, karma and karma! Cangjia smiled, without words.
Zongchai's incomprehensible way:
"Am I not right?" Cangjia did not answer his question, but said:
"Donor, let me tell you a story!"
"Legend has it that a long time ago, the Buddha asked his disciples, 'What am I in your eyes?' Although the disciple was puzzled, he still replied in a proper manner: "Naturally, he is a Buddha! ββ
The Buddha smiled but did not say a word, and only then continued to explain in the puzzled look of his disciples: 'Actually, I am a donkey!' Now the disciple was even more confused, thinking to himself, didn't the master break his brain? Why do you still scold yourself? β
"Then the Buddha said, 'Maybe I'm still a bouquet of flowers, or a piece of shit!' At this moment, the disciple strengthened his thoughts, thinking that the master must be crazy, how could this be more and more excessive? β
"Before his disciples judged him to be mentally ill, the Buddha smiled and said, 'What does it matter who I am?' Everything is just a faΓ§ade, it's just what you think! Speaking of this, Cangjia turned his head to look at Zong Chai and said:
"What does the donor get?" Zong Chai frowned and said:
"You monk want to say that there is no difference between Buddhism and Taoism?" Cangjia nodded and said:
"Admittedly!" Zong Chai mocked disdainfully:
"Joke! If you say so, what kind of sects and Buddhist sects are divided, merge them as soon as possible! By the way, I think it's very good for your Buddha Sect to pack up and join my Xuantian Sect, how about it, think about it? Cang Jia smiled slightly and said:
The donor laughed! I'm afraid that as time goes by, the donor will dislike us monks for being noisy! Zong Chai snorted coldly when he heard this, but did not speak.
He didn't really have any plans to bring the Buddhist sect back to the Taoist sect, after all, the Buddhist sect was complicated, and the background was even more unfathomable, even with the strength of the Xuantian Sect, he didn't dare to underestimate it.
Again, even if the Buddha dares to respond, the Daomen may not have the strength to accept it. If you don't handle it well, you may have a backlash, and you won't know who merged with whom!
Seeing that Zong Chai did not continue, Cang Jia continued:
"Judging from this story, in fact, the Buddha thought that although the difference between the Buddha, the donkey, the flowers, and the dog shit is very different on the surface, from the perspective of 'the idealism of all things,' there is no difference."
"Because these distinctions arise because of people's 'discriminating minds,' if there is no 'discriminating mind,' then the world will all belong to the 'one,' and this 'one' is the 'Buddha nature' of all things." Zong Chai sneered when he heard this:
"Monk, if you talk to the Taoist sect about 'Buddha nature', your 'Buddha' is inevitably too wide!" Cangjia clasped his hands together and said:
"Donor, there are some things that can't be seen on the surface, and if you look closely at the inside, you may find that something completely different may be essentially the same." He changed his words and continued:
"Doesn't the donor think that there is a difference between Buddhism and Taoism? Well, just take the example just now, Buddha, donkey, flowers, and dog shit, these four things are completely different on the outside, but what if we don't just look at their appearance, but dig deeper into their interior? β
"With continuous decomposition and analysis, we will find that the most basic material 'particle' that makes up these four completely different things is essentially not different."
"That is to say, the Buddha, the donkey, the flowers, and the dog shit are essentially made up of the same 'particle', and there is no difference in their essence."
"This 'particle' that makes up all things without any difference in essence is 'Buddha nature', so we can also say that all things have 'Buddha nature'!" Cang Jia's words, not only Zong Chase, but also the spectators on both sides also fell into deep thought.
I have to say that Cangjia's view is extremely novel, and if it is extended according to his statement, then there is no difference in the essence of everything in the world.
That is to say, you may be essentially equal to a pig because of the basis of your foundation
"Particles" are the same! This always makes people feel that something is wrong, but there is no reason to refute it, and Zong Chai is the one who is in distress at the moment.
Just as everyone was thinking about how Zong Chai planned to fight back, he turned to say:
"Little Master, since you asked me a question, then I might as well ask you a question, how about it?" Cangjia Road:
"Donor, please speak!" Zong Chai continued:
"Between heaven and earth, can all beings be equal?" Faced with Cangjia's question and sharp views, Zong Chai did not choose to answer positively, but threw out another question.
But you can't say he's fouled, at best it's a different way! Moreover, everyone in the world knows that Buddhism advocates
"All beings are equal", but Zong Chai threw out such a question, and the pertinence is self-evident! Cangjia also said the same as everyone thought:
"Naturally!" After all, as a disciple of Buddhism, he could never openly question his teachings. And Zong Chai also expected him to say this, so he continued:
"The world is rich and poor, and so on. Some people are born noble and enjoy all the blessings; And some people live at the bottom, like rats in the gutter, living in a hurry all day long, which is also called equality? Cang Jiayan said:
"The so-called 'cause of the past life, the fruit of this life'! The blessed person seen by the benefactor may have accumulated virtue and done good deeds in his previous life; And those who suffer may be trying to repay the karma of their previous lives! "Zong Chase
"Hehe" smiled:
"According to the little master, the one who suffers has to pay it because he has done evil in his previous life; And the blessed one has had many good deeds in his previous life, so he can have smooth sailing? β
"Then this is strange, how does the little master know whether these people did good or evil in their previous lives, and how can they judge whether their actions in their previous lives match the circumstances of this life?" Cangjia Road:
"Everything lies in the heart, and everything can be followed!" Zong Chai Dao:
"Then what's the point of people in the world worshipping the Buddha?" Cang Jiayan:
"People in the world worship Buddha only to seek inner peace, but not too utilitarian!" Zong Chai sneered and said:
"Buddhism rebuilds temples and reshapes golden bodies, which one does not depend on your believers, and now that you say such things, is it not clear where the source of utilitarianism is?" Cangjia opened his mouth, but finally did not say anything, although the higher echelons of the Buddhist sect believed that the more glorious the temple and the more majestic the Buddha statue, the more prestige the Buddhist sect would be, and the more believers it would attract.
But Cangjia didn't dare to agree with this, he still thought that the Buddha was in the heart, not in the external worldly things.
If there is a Buddha in the heart, then even the dilapidated thatched cottage is a holy place for Buddhism; There is no Buddha in the heart, even if the palace is splendid, it is also the Senluo Ghost Domain.
It is precisely because of his thinking that he is incompatible with the high-level of Buddhism, even if he has great talents, he is always excluded and cannot be reused.
The victory or defeat of a debate was not enough for him to change his inner insistence, and he did not disdain to speak with his conscience.
Today's Buddhism has indeed changed a lot! Cang Jia bowed his head slightly and said:
"The benefactor is taught!" Zong Chai also didn't expect this little monk not to play cards according to the routine, it stands to reason that when he encounters this situation, he has to argue about it, but this little monk just recognized it, which made him ridicule some of the words of Buddhism and couldn't speak.
That's it, it doesn't affect anyway, it's still feasible to be reasonable! Zong thought of this, and continued:
"There was a holy saying in the Taoist Gate: 'Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs!' I wonder if the little master has ever heard of it? Cangjia nodded and said:
"Naturally!" In fact, this sentence is not only him, as long as you know a little bit about the Daomen, it is impossible not to have heard of this sentence.
Zong Chai continued:
"Since I have heard of it, then I must have known that heaven and earth will not be particularly kind to something, and every life in the world is like a 'dog', in the process of fulfilling its role and mission, under the universal laws of heaven and earth, it will inevitably experience the process from extreme dignity to being abandoned at will."
"Therefore, heaven and earth gave birth to all things because of the Tao, so that they grew to the peak, flourished for a while, and then went into decline step by step, and no one was spared."
"Heaven and earth will not be partial, will not favor one over the other, will not give you a little more sunshine and rain because you are a good person, nor will they give you a little less because you are a wicked person."
"Therefore, the 'karma' mentioned by the little master is not necessarily true, and all beings are born in the world, which dooms them to inequality. This inequality stems from the fact that all living beings in the world, nature, and you and me! Cangjia was silent, and the crowd watching the battle was even more silent.
What's going on? The original debate is generally about a question or several issues to come up with a result, and in essence it still revolves around a theme.
However, the situation of these two people is completely different, and the questions they throw out silence each other are equivalent to having two themes, and they are fighting each other.
In this case, it can't be said who is stronger than whom, it can only be said that each has its own winners and losers! So this second game, a tie!
Cang Jia is very satisfied with this result, after all, it is already very good to be able to pull Zong Chai, a strong enemy, to a draw, and he has not made much effort to fight, no matter how he says it, he took advantage!
And on Zong Chai's side, he originally had to win the situation when he appeared, just because of what Cangjia had done
"Argument difficult", forcibly made the original foolproof situation into what it is now, it is really depressing!
Now that the academy is losing and drawing, the pressure will be instantly given to the last person to appear, if it can't win, then the academy's face will be lost!